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| Year | Stories |
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| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
2 stories matching quarrymen
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:quarryman, quarri, quarrel, ferrymen, quart, quarrelsom
- The Granite That Built a Naval Powerhouse
A Seattle contractor bypasses local stone to import Canadian granite for the massive new Port Orchard dry dock, sparks a cross-border trade friction.
- The $3 Million Scheme to Turn Seattle's Tide Flats into Dry Land
A private company plans to dredge the Duwamish and fill Elliott Bay's mudflats — paid not in cash but in land and liens — while St. Louis money waits to see the ground before it bets.